Table for attachment to seats, desks, and other articles



Nov. 15, 1927.

C. V-INEGRAD TABLE FOR ATTACHMENT TO SEATS, DESKS., .AND OTHER ARTICLES Filed July- 1 1925 Patented Nov. 15, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GASSRIL VINEGRAD, OF KINGSTON-UPON-EULL, ENGLAND.

TABLE FOR ATTACHMENT TO SEATS, DESKiE, AND OTHER ARTICLES.

Application filed July 13, 1925, Serial No. 43,178, and in Great Britain July 22, 1924.

This invention relates to tables for application to chairs, desks and other articles.

It is the purpose of this invention to provide a table which can be quickly and easily applied to and removed from chairs and in particular what are known as easy chairs,

settees, desks and other articles and which,

when fitted, will hang down and lie parallel or almost so with oneside or arm, or it may be the back of the chair, settee, desk or the like, when not required to be used,but can, by a simple action, be raised and supported in its raised position and if desired, swung around to the front of the chair, settee, desk or the like if it is mounted on one arm or side thereof, or swung around to one side of the chair, settee, desk or the like if it is mounted on the back thereof.

WVith the above and other purposes in view the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings there is shownby way of example an easy chair proi vided at one side with my invention.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an easy chair with the table cinbodying this invention applied to one side thereof, the table being shown in its raised position for use. I

Fig. 2 is a front View of a portion of the chair showing the table in its raised position for use, the dotted lines showing the table hanging down in its out-of-use position.

Fig. 3 is a side view of a portion of the chair showing the table in its raised position for use.

Fig. 4 is a similar view to Fig. 3 butshows' the table hanging down in its. ut of-use position, a portion of such tablebeing broken away to allow of a portion of the supporting rod behind, being seen, and Fig. 5 is a plan view of the chair showing the table in its raised position for1use, the dotted lines at the front of the chair showing the table swung round to the front of the chair.

Figs. 2, 3 and 4 are drawn to a larger scale than Fig. 1; and Fig. 5 is drawn to a smaller scale than Fig. 1. a

The same reference numerals are employed to indicate the same or like parts in the several figures of the drawings. 7 1

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates the chair, 2 and 3 are two tubes attached to or formed integral with two plates 41 and 5, the said, tubes being secured to the outer face of one side of the chair by screws 6 which pass through screw holes in the plates of the tubes and are screwed into the side of the chair.

7 is a horizontal rod having a suitably long downwardly extending leg 8 at its in nor end which leg passesthrough the tubes 2 and 3 secured to the side of the chair and is rotatable therein whereby the horizontal rod is adapted to have a swivelling movement, an'd 9 is-a fixed collar on the leg 8 and which rests on the top of the tube 2'and supports the leg 8 and the horizontal rod 7 at the required height.

10 is the table which may be of wood, papier-mach or other suitably strong material, and 11 and 12 are two tubes attached to or formed integral with two plates 13 and 14, the said tubes being secured to the underside of the table at or near the inner edge thereof by screws 15 which pass through screw holes in the plates of thetubes and. are screwed into the underside of the table,

the said tubes 11 and 12 being passedon' to the horizontal rod 7 on which they are rotatable and so allow of the table swinging a on such rod 7. a

a 16 is an inclined stay rod the lower end of which is provided with a collar 17 which is arranged on the leg 8 of the horizontal rod 16 by means of a sleeve 20 provided with a socket 21 in which the bottom end of the said rod 19 is fitted, 22 being a fixed collar on the stay rod 16 which prevents the sleeve 20 provided with the rod 19 from slidingdown the stay rod 16.

23 is a helical spring arranged on the stay rod 16 one'end of which spring is suitably connected to the sleeve 20 as for example, by aset screw 2e screwed into the socket 21 of such sleeve, the "other end of such spring being connected to the stay red by any suitable means, as for example by a set screw 25 screwed into the said stay rod.

The rod 19 forms the support for the table 10 when such table is raised for use, the outer end of which rod bears against the inner face of an inclined or curved stop 26 with which the underside of the table isprovided and which prevents the said rod from being depressed against the tension of the spring 23 which automatically raises such Supporting rod when the table is raised,

rod 7 and the top end of which is secured to its The ,tab lewhen not required for use hangs down vertically, or almost 'vertically as shown in Fig. 4: and in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the i-P ng red wal s-ins P ess d down, wardly by the weight of the table, the spring 23 yieldingtoallowg olithis; 1

When it is required to use the table it is turned up onthe horizontal rod 7, the supporting rod 19 being raised at the same time by the tension of the spring 23. The outer end ofthe' supporting rod is then arranged behind the stop '26 on the underside of the table and the table isthen-ready for use and can be usedeith'er attheside of the chair as shown in Figs. 1, 2,3 and or be swung mama to the fi'ont'thereof as shown in dotted lines in Figfia a Although I have describedtuhes as the means for receiting the legor stern of the horizontal rod whiehearriestlie table and in which such leg is "adaptedkto turn, and I have also described tilbes seeuredto the under'side'of the table as the niez ns whereby the table is mounted on the horizontal rod and adapted to turn thereon, it will be obvious that I niay employ strong sereweyes to screw into the sideor back of the chair orother article to whiehthe table is to be applied and into the underside of the table in substitution for such tubes, or that I inay secure metal plates or strips each having one end bent into an eye, to the 'chair or other article andto theundersideof the table, for the purposes mentioned;

Furthermore, I may if desired, make the tableof inet a'land forlnthe eyes forn iounting the table on the horizontal rod, integrail with thetable. l

dVhat I olaiinand desire to secureby LettersPatentisz a 1. The combination with anarticle offalniture, of bearings'oarried by said article, a support comprising a cylindrical vertieal leg mounted insaidlbearings to turnthereinfa stop fixedly n iounted onsaid leg for limiting the downward movement of said leg in said bearings, an integral cylindrical arm extend ing horizontally fro n' saidlug, an inclined rod extending"between said -leg and arm and fixed m "relation "thereto, a table, hearings carried by said-table and reoeiuing' said iiil'ill wherebysaiddable ma suing :iliout said arm to foided orraisodposition, a supporting rodloosely mounted on said ineliiied rod to swing about the same, a stopbu said inojline d rod limiting the r noven ent thereon of said swingingsupporting arm-toward said leg, resilient means tending to swing said supporting,a rni upwardtoward said table,

and a stop on the opposed face of said table to be engagedrby theiarljaeeutuend of sa d supporting rod when said supporting rod and table are. i in raised position.

2. The combination with an article offurniture, of bearings carried bysaid-artiele, a

.tending"horizontally i'rrlnn said leg, an inelined rod extending-beti veen said leg and arm and iixed in relation thereto, a table, bearings carried by said talile and receiving said arm whereby said table may swing about said-arm to folded or raised position, a supporting rod loosely mounted on said in elined rodtoswing about the same, a stop on said inclined rodlimiting the movement thereonoi said swinging supporting armtd ward said leg, resilient means tending to swing said supporting arin upward toward said table, and a stop on the opposed face of said table to be engaged hy the adjacent end of saidsupporting rod when said supporting rod and table are in raised position;

The combination with an ziirtiioljeoi? urniture, of {bearings carried said arti'ele, a support comprising a vertical legnieunted in said bearings-to turn therein, an integral arm extending horizdntally fromsaid leg, an inclined ma extending between said leg and arm and fixed in relation thereto, a table, bearings earried by said tabie and receiving said arm whereby said tahle may swing about said aiun to folded or "aised'faosition, a supporting rodfiloosely' mounted on inupward toward said table, and a stop on the opposedfaee .otli' said talfi'le .to be enga ed by In testimony whereof, Thave signed my name ovens speoifieatiolu at Kingston u Jon-Hull", July, 1925; a I

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